"Here's a futuristic problem that may not have occurred to you: If self-driving cars really catch on and the number of traffic fatalities plunges, so will the number of organs available for transplant."
The bikers will save us. Perhaps not the liver and lungs, but hey, it's a start.
"Sweden and Finlands effort to replce coking coal used in steel production."
Here in Luxembourg, the site of Arcelor-Mittal, the biggest steel producer of the world they have been using only electricity to make steel out of scrap metal and this for decades. Using iron ore is so passé apparently.
My ISP gives me internet via Laser fiber, those guys need to read up on current technology. They could send the encyclopedia galactica every second if they use all the possible color and other channeling methods. Use morse for the decryption manual as header.
So, if the countries that have ample renewable power, like Germany f.ex. instead of paying Switzerland and Austria to take the surplus on some days off their hands, they could just mine bitcoins instead, simpler than storing it in batteries or generating hydrogen.
I remember fondly, when one doctor called me to complain about my program I wrote for him He said it behaved erratically, especially if they lay down a heavy binder on the keyboard to check something.
"Have you checked the glove compartment? I've never actually kept gloves in there, but the car manual for every car I've ever had was collecting dust in there."
Actually reading TFM? You must be new here. Do you also read the articles?
"Cars often still need their clocks changed manually. "
Naw. Cars, just like ovens and microwaves show the wrong time for half a year, because nobody can remember how to change them and the manual is long gone.
First, obviously because of Betteridge's law of headlines, second, because 'lean IT' is when all the IT stuff is done by the bosses teenage son on the weekends.
"Slashdot readers will no doubt be able to provide expert advice on this"
Sure, it's a shameless Alexa ad for parents, who want to spy on their kid's conversations with his invisible friend. They didn't know that was possible and now they all ordered one for tomorrow.
Slashdot Mirror
Does and Will.
But it forgot to tell us.
Those will make a killing in Asia.
In 10 years we'll all live either under a dome or in caves of steel.
"Single-house locked mail boxes do exist. "
Yes, the rest of the planet uses them exclusively.
"Informed Delivery actually stopped working for me a few days ago, I wonder if it's at all related to this?"
Yes, your credit card is gone.
" So the stuff I want most to know about, they don't tell me about."
That's the way the Government works.
"So this is terrible news, but why is this on Slashdot?"
People in Paradise were naughty and went to hell.
If that's not news for nerds, I give up. :-)
Sorry, that's my porn name.
"NASA is Showering One City With Sonic Booms "
Havana? I hate to break it to you, but you're doing it wrong. Friendly fire.
...the Ministry of Silly Walks.
I know, but now we got it out of the way.
"Here's a futuristic problem that may not have occurred to you: If self-driving cars really catch on and the number of traffic fatalities plunges, so will the number of organs available for transplant."
The bikers will save us. Perhaps not the liver and lungs, but hey, it's a start.
"the iguana brushed the switch and killed everything. She lost a few hours of database development when that happened. "
Wow! Iguanas who do database development. Cool!
"Sweden and Finlands effort to replce coking coal used in steel production."
Here in Luxembourg, the site of Arcelor-Mittal, the biggest steel producer of the world they have been using only electricity to make steel out of scrap metal and this for decades.
Using iron ore is so passé apparently.
My ISP gives me internet via Laser fiber, those guys need to read up on current technology.
They could send the encyclopedia galactica every second if they use all the possible color and other channeling methods.
Use morse for the decryption manual as header.
So, if the countries that have ample renewable power, like Germany f.ex. instead of paying Switzerland and Austria to take the surplus on some days off their hands, they could just mine bitcoins instead, simpler than storing it in batteries or generating hydrogen.
I remember fondly, when one doctor called me to complain about my program I wrote for him
He said it behaved erratically, especially if they lay down a heavy binder on the keyboard to check something.
"Have you checked the glove compartment? I've never actually kept gloves in there, but the car manual for every car I've ever had was collecting dust in there."
Actually reading TFM? You must be new here. Do you also read the articles?
"Cars often still need their clocks changed manually. "
Naw. Cars, just like ovens and microwaves show the wrong time for half a year, because nobody can remember how to change them and the manual is long gone.
Some 'IT expert' discovered cookies.
Now I have seen everything.
First, obviously because of Betteridge's law of headlines, second, because 'lean IT' is when all the IT stuff is done by the bosses teenage son on the weekends.
Since it seems to have as many 'heads'-quarters as such a beast.
Since you have to load the main-battery, the front- and the back-light battery, OneStar wouldn't be right.
"Slashdot readers will no doubt be able to provide expert advice on this"
Sure, it's a shameless Alexa ad for parents, who want to spy on their kid's conversations with his invisible friend.
They didn't know that was possible and now they all ordered one for tomorrow.
Security!
So it just costs a few thousands more per lecture than a video and it gives the fantastic bonus of almost being 2.5d?
What a progress for the learning experience that must be for those schools who swim in money.